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In a burst of fire and smoke, Royal Navy warship HMS Defender has tested her world-beating missile system off the coast of Scotland.
Blasting from the Type 45 destroyer’s silo, the missile flew four times the speed of sound before obliterating an incoming drone target designed to simulate a projectile … Continue Reading

Royal Navy warship HMS Northumberland has escorted a Russian destroyer through the English Channel.
The Devonport-based Type 23 frigate was activated to meet the Severomorsk, a Udaloy-class guided missile destroyer.
The Russian ship passed through the English Channel on the way back to her home port … Continue Reading